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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Japanese Trade Minister Yoji Muto speaks during a news conference on the tariffs of Japanese exports ...

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(CNN) — Standing at just five feet, eight inches tall, Yuki Kawamura is perhaps an unlikely basketball star. “It’s not like I can do any dunk shots,” says the NBA’s current shortest player, who is ...